Another Musician Criticizes White House for Using His Song

Grammy-nominated folk performer Noah Kahan is following Katy Perry in blasting the Trump administration for unauthorized use of his music. After his song "American Cars" appeared in a recent White House Instagram post that praised President Trump as a champion of Michigan autoworkers, the "Stick Season" singer, currently on a sold-out tour across the country, jumped into the comments, writing that he'd "never approve" his music being used to support Trump or his administration, per the Hill. The comment has more than 56,000 likes as of this writing. "American Cars" co-writer Noah Levin went further, lobbing a personal insult at Trump, per Mediaite.

The White House told HuffPost that "anyone can use" Kahan's music as it's "in the public Instagram library." Spokesperson Kaelan Dorr dismissed the singer's criticism as "TDS" or Trump Derangement Syndrome. Kahan, a Vermont native whose lyrics touch on mental health, finds himself in company as Katy Perry took to X over the weekend to say she was "deeply appalled" that her hit "Firework" was used in a White House TikTok video showing strikes in Iran. Other artists including Sabrina Carpenter, Rihanna, Adele, Kesha, Celine Dion, Neil Young, the Rolling Stones, Black Sabbath, Linkin Park, and Kenny Loggins have also objected to the administration's use of their music, per HuffPost and the Hollywood Reporter.